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If such an ID were to be broadly established, people start to demand it being used for everything. Age verification, any form of transaction, social media will

If such an ID were to be broadly established, people start to demand it being used for everything. Age verification, any form of transaction, social media will require it to filter content... We already see some of this even today, Blogger for example. At that point anonymity on the net becomes impractical. Honestly, even with government services getting easier to access, this is mostly not worth it.

spurgu 3y ago
People generally don't demand anything, people in power do. Using all sorts of excuses like "your safety" or "pedophilia and terrorism". I just don't see a way to fight it, it's inevitable. The golden age of a free internet is already over. People are mostly on huge centralized platforms. You can fight it tooth and nail but it's a constant uphill battle where you take one step forward and two steps back. Meanwhile there will always be places like the dark web, where you can transact in crypto, but most of the internet will be strict and regulated. I just don't see why it wouldn't, since centralized power seems to be the tool of choice for most problems. It fucking sucks but it is what it is. I'll still keep donating to the EFF but that's just delaying the process. Sorry for the pessimist take.